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she wrote upon her slate
hurriedly, in stiff, old-fashioncd letters.
should he beat you black and blue. |
know what you have said is true" Shvly
Reuben Slid along the smooth bench. miite
close TO the little maiden, and rested his
blue eyes upon the consoling words.
Dorothy was very pretty, with a charming
liimple in her chin, and soft, limpid. gray
eyes, suggestive of autumn twilight.
\ Dung GretZcl took the pencil from her
lainty fingers, and added, quite boldly.
/ line TO the sympathetic rhyme. IF YOU
love me, why, Ill love you. But Dorothy.
being timid. was alarmed by this dashing
gallantry, and quickly rctrcated toward
The end of the long bench whereon the
girls were seated. Herr Won Nlummcr dis.
missed the last class in numbers. and
noted that the noon hour had come. He
felt very tired and old as he passed his
trembling hands through his scanty gray
/ locks and vaguely wondered if he had
strength to administer justice 10 the rocre.
ant OF the morning walk forward,
young Reuben" cried the master. after a
moment of deep reflection. Come for
ward, sir, and retract." "Rctract whatg'
inquired the boy, as he stood before the
desk, with flushed checks. "Your state.
ment of this morning, my lad. Was
il you or | who slcpt?" "You
thir, and | awakened YOU" piped
Reuben, in very shrill little voice.
clcnching his small fists rs he spoke. "Ah,
Ia! Then it is my turn to wakcn YOU"
said the master, Selling his long fcrrule
and drawing the trembling child across
his knee Nov we are ready TO 20 by
steamer UP the Hudson. and stop at every
town upon the way. New York;
shouted the scholars like an orchestra be.
dind the scenes. "Whackw fell theruler,
like clash Of bayoncts. "Poughkccp-
sicl' choruscd the pupils. Bang" went
the furrule, memorable as fate. king
stonl" "WhiZZ" "Caiskillp The in
strumcnt of justice suddenly paused, way
cred in the air and then dropped to the
floor, rs little Dorothy, with swimming
eyes and outtrctchcd arms, rushed to ueIT
III, Marriage zoe.
We have sometimes wondered il il
would not be advantageous 60 ministers If
marriage-fccs were paid. not al the time of
the wedding, but sulseq.outly-say
month or two afterwards In most in.
stances, 1t is TO be presumed, the husband
would by that time be in state Of mind 10
which the most generous fec would seem
none too large Possibly there might be
cases IN which neither the bride nor the
groom feel any gratitude 10 Tic minister
Tor having performed the ceremony.
On The whole, therefore, clergymcn will
probably continue 20 reckon bird in The
hand worth two in the bush; especially in
view of possible exceptional casCs-likc
the following, which We extract from
Dakota newspaper:
MIR. lngham went into the country,
away down in Iowa, enc cold, clustering
day, TO marry young couple After the
ceremony. the elder joined i'm the testify
itics OF the occasion loG- enough ID be
sociablc, and then went uWay-as empty
IN purse as when Ac cane
some weeks aflcrWaId he met the /
groom in the village, and after some hcm- I
ming and having, the latter said. Wen.
elder, don't ! owe We "a l.Ulc satliu Ion ,
that job We done for me-
Oh, that's a matter 90 be left entirely /
with you. said Mr. Iugham
We'll, Of ye say owe yc anything. /.
why, III pay yc what's right, said Tie (
man of bliss.
I've never set price on matters of .
that kind, said lhc elder becoming little I
amused
We'll, of course, cf don't owe We .
why I'm much ob.ccgcd, elder. /,
much oblccged, and then. as if to reas- .
sure himself, he said, Why, elder, Of We
want anything fer it, Id be glad to pay
We.
Ny good man. said Mr. lnclam, an.
nOyed by this time, i can't set amy price
on that kind OF service II you think YOU
owe me anything, pay il. If not-il it
wasn't worth anything to you-wAy
don't
The fellow started TO go, and then I'm
remorseiul moment Of careless and bclcu-
cent generosity hc TUNED and said, Why
elder !. tel yc what IL DO: Wien yurc
comm, by my place some day, stop IL and
I'll give sc a iug Of milk '"